Ntare V of Burundi

Ntare V of Burundi (2 December 1947-29 April 1972) was the King of Burundi from 8 July to 28 November 1966, succeeding Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi. Ntare was the last king, having been installed in a military coup and overthrown in another coup just months later. In 1972, he was executed after returning to Burundi from exile.

Biography
Ntare was born on 2 December 1947, the son of King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi. Ntare was educated at Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland while being crown prince for his father, and on 8 July 1966 he overthrew his father in a military coup while taking advantage of violence between Hutus and Tutsis in the country. However, on 28 November 1966, Minister of Defense Michel Micombare ousted him from power while he was in another country, and Micombare declared that Burundi would be a republic. Ntare went into exile in West Germany and later Uganda, but in 1972 he returned to Burundi at the invitation of Micombare. On 29 April, he was executed by firing squad for allegedly conspiring with foreign agencies to overthrow Micombare's socialist regime, and he was thrown into a commoner's grave.